Walker plans to recommend TransCanada buy-out in gas project
Under an agreement that predates Walker's administration, TransCanada would hold the state's interest in the pipeline and gas treatment plant, with the state having an option to buy back a portion of that interest. It's been cast as a way for the state to not have to bear as much in upfront costs as it would without TransCanada involved.
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As national media hone in on Alaska, ICC plots its course
Alaska and the future of Arctic policy are seeing increased international attention as the U.S. holds the chairmanship for the Arctic Council and foreign ministers prepare to meet in Anchorage later this month. Bethel has seen international leaders on hand last week as the Inuit Circumpolar Council executive council met to plan their next few years of work.
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Keeping a president safe on the road: the devil’s in the details
The White House released more details today on President Obama's visit to Alaska next week. The President will spend Monday in Anchorage, Tuesday in the Seward area and Wednesday in Dillingham and Kotzebue. Planning the security for Obama's visit isn't easy, according to retired Federal Marshall Marc Otte. For 22 years, the Eagle River resident helped protect foreign dignitaries and federal judges.
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New science shows Sitka geologically separate from rest of Alaska
Sitka sits on a different chunk of the Earth’s crust than the rest of Alaska. Decades of scientific research have led to a report and map showing where the faults lie. The new information expands scientists’ understanding of what’s going on beneath Alaska’s surface.
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Parents feel sticker shock at rising price of high school activity fees
Classes in Juneau are just starting on Thursday, but some high school activities have been underway for weeks. This school year, the district has drastically cut funding for activities and athletics, leaving some parents paying hundreds of dollars more for their kid to participate.
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Calling from Alaska jails? It’s complicated.
When someone gets arrested, often the first thing they’ll want to do is make a call. If it’s to a lawyer or legal aid, no problem. However, if it’s to friends, family or an employer, it’s more complicated.
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‘It’s Good to Be Here’ — Working at the Brother Francis Shelter
Working at the Brother Francis Shelter is stressful and chaotic, but for one young woman, it's definitely worth it.
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Wasilla charter school forges a new financial path to fruition
Schoolchildren sang their school song as Matanuska Suisitna Borough officials and state politicians dug into the dirt today [monday]. It 's all part of the groundbreaking for the new Fronteras Spanish Immersion Charter School in Wasilla. The event marks a one-of-a-kind construction plan.
Kasilof Plane Crash Kills Pilot, Passenger
Two Kasilof men died when their plane clipped some trees and crashed just beyond the Cook Inlet bluff Saturday night.
Yupiit Nation Presses for Tribal Governance Progress
Yupiit Nation tribal members at an event Friday made a last second push for advancing sovereignty in Alaska. A few dozen people at a Yupiit Nation event in Bethel sent a late Friday afternoon letter to Governor Walker asking him to stop the state’s fight against putting lands into trust.
Kotzebue Fishery Closes Early with ‘3rd Best Harvest in Over 25 Years’
The commercial fishing season in Kotzebue came to a close Friday, and while both the chum salmon run and the payout to fishermen pales in comparison to the gargantuan success of last year, the fishermen at Alaska’s northernmost salmon fishery still have plenty of reason to smile.
WWOOFers Bring Transient Farming Culture to Alaska
Every summer, Homer and the surrounding area are inundated by a transient population that’s come to work for eco-friendly businesses. They’re called WWOOFers, and they spend weeks in different places around the world learning how to live sustainably.
Alaska News Nightly: Friday, August 21, 2015
359 years for man convicted of double-homicide, sexual assault of a 2-year-old; Potentially exonerating info leaked in Fairbanks Four case; A year after Roxanne Smart was killed, Chevak still waits for justice; Search teams race to find 3rd victim before storm sets in; Murkowski hears testimony on the state's growing prison population; DNR vets competing water applications in Chuitna coal proposal; AK: Saving a life by leaving it behind; 49 Voices: Gary Hanchett of Bettles
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359 years for man convicted of double-homicide, sexual assault of a 2-year-old
Jerry Active was 24 when he was accused of the May 25, 2013, beating deaths of a couple in their 70s and the sexual assault of their 2-year-old grandchild.
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Potentially exonerating info leaked in Fairbanks Four case
Statements undermining murder convictions of the so called “Fairbanks Four” were briefly published in an on line Fairbanks Daily News-Miner article. The web story, which was quickly taken down by the paper today, shares leaked court documents outlining long sealed statements about the 1997 murder of John Hartman.
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Search teams race to find 3rd victim before storm sets in
Search teams in Sitka are racing the clock Friday afternoon, as they work to find the third victim of Tuesday’s landslide before a new storm arrives.
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Murkowski hears testimony on the state’s growing prison population
Alaska has already outgrown the $250-million Goose Creek Correctional Center that opened in 2012. Instead of pouring more money into building and maintaining prisons, people testifying in a U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs field hearing in Anchorage on Thursday said it’d be smarter to turn some of the money toward keeping people out of prison.
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DNR vets competing water rights applications in Chuitna coal proposal
The state Department of Natural Resources held a public hearing in Anchorage on Friday to get additional comments on pending applications for water rights to a tributary of the Chuitna River.
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BC officials to visit Alaska for transboundary mine dialogue
British Columbia officials travel to Southeast Alaska next week to discuss concerns about transboundary mines.
AK: Saving a life by leaving it behind
It’s been a year since Juneau resident Jennifer Fletcher started to publicly present herself as a woman, less than two years since she first started to shed her male identity and rebuild herself as female. But the inner journey to get to that point started long before then.
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